Asian Para Games 2026 Day 5 Live: Gold No.28! Thulasimathi Murugesan, Manasi Joshi clinch badminton gold; India cross 100-medal mark – The Tech Word News
16:17 (IST) Oct 23
T Asian Para Games 2026: Para Athletics | Two more bronze medals for India
Para athletes Navdeep Singh and Rakeshbhai Bhatt clinched bronze medals in their respective events, taking India’s medal tally to 108 at the Asian Para Games.
Navdeep recorded a best throw of 42.55m to score 926 Raza points and finish third in the men’s javelin throw F40/F41 event.
Rakeshbhai, meanwhile, clocked 23.64 seconds to secure bronze in the men’s 200m T37 event.
16:01 (IST) Oct 23
T Asian Para Games 2026: Para Athletics | Navdeep Singh, Ravi Rongali in javelin throw final
Indian para swimmer Himanshu Nandal completed a hat-trick of bronze medals at the Asian Para Games on Friday, securing another podium finish in the men’s 100m freestyle S11 event.
The 22-year-old, who was born blind due to optic nerve failure, clocked 1 minute 5.90 seconds to finish third. Japan’s Uchu Tomita clinched gold in a Games-record time of 58.22 seconds, while China’s Chuanzhen Sun took silver in 58.70 seconds.
Nandal’s latest achievement added to his earlier bronze medals in the men’s 400m freestyle and 100m breaststroke S11 events, taking his medal tally at the Games to three bronzes.
15:44 (IST) Oct 23
T Asian Para Games 2026: Para Athletics | Navdeep Singh, Ravi Rongali in javelin throw final
The men’s javelin throw F40/41 final is underway, with Paralympic champion Navdeep Singh and Ravi Rongali representing India.
Navdeep has recorded a best throw of 42.55m so far, placing him third in the standings, while Rongali’s best effort stands at 31.59m.
15:14 (IST) Oct 23
T Asian Para Games 2026: Thulasimathi wins gold, ends day with three medals
Thulasimathi Murugesan capped a memorable campaign with a gold and two silver medals at the Asian Para Games on Friday, teaming up with Manasi Joshi to win the women’s doubles title and add a golden finish to her medal haul.
The 24-year-old Paris Paralympics silver medallist and Manasi defeated China’s Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian 21-16, 21-13 in the women’s doubles SL3-SU5 final. The Indian pair wrapped up the contest in 28 minutes to claim the gold medal.
Thulasimathi had earlier settled for silver in the women’s singles SU5 event, losing 18-21, 11-21 to China’s Yang in the final.
She then teamed up with Nitesh Kumar in the mixed doubles SL3-SU5 final, but the Indian pair went down 21-11, 19-21, 14-21 to Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani to add another silver to her tally.
The SL3-SU5 category in para-badminton doubles combines athletes from the SL3 standing lower and SU5 standing upper sport classes.
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14:34 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Women’s Doubles SL3-SU5 – Thulasimathi-Manasi Win Gold
Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Girishchandra Joshi clinch gold in women’s doubles SL3-SU5 at the Asian Para Games. The Indian pair defeat China’s Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian in straight games, winning 21-16, 21-13 to secure the title.
14:24 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Women’s Doubles SL3-SU5 – Thulasimathi-Manasi Take First Game Against China
Thulasimathi Murugesan and Manasi Girishchandra Joshi win the opening game 21-16 against China’s Yang Qiuxia and Xiao Zuxian in the gold medal match. The Indian pair lead 1-0 in games and are two games away from winning gold at the Asian Para Games.
14:10 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: India stand fourth on the medal tally
13:16 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Mona Agarwal steals the show on Day 5
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12:32 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 – Thulasimathi Murugesan-Nitesh Kumar Claim Silver
Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nitesh Kumar win the silver medal in mixed doubles SL3-SU5 after losing 1-2 to Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani in the gold medal match. The Indian pair lose the opening game 11-21 and fight back to win the second 21-19, but go down 14-21 in the deciding third game.
12:13 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 – India Take Gold Medal Match Into Decider
Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nitesh Kumar lose the second game 19-21 against Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani in the gold medal match. After winning the first game 21-11, the Indian pair are tied 1-1 in games, with the match heading into a deciding third game for the gold medal.
12:00 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 – India Lead Gold Medal Match
Thulasimathi Murugesan and Nitesh Kumar win the first game 21-11 against Indonesia’s Leani Ratri Oktila and Hikmat Ramdani in the gold medal match. The Indian pair are locked at 16-16 in the second game as they look to seal the gold medal.
11:31 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Archery | Recurve Mixed Team – Harvinder Singh-Bhawna Finish Fourth
Harvinder Singh and Bhawna miss out on a medal after losing 4-5 to Iran in a shoot-off. The Indian pair lead 4-2 but score 31 in the final end, allowing Iran to level the contest with 34 points. Both teams score 18 in the shoot-off, but Iran prevail by hitting the 10-ring. India’s para archery campaign ends with six medals, including gold in men’s doubles and silver in women’s doubles in recurve archery.
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10:31 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Shooting | Women’s 50m 3P SH1 – Mona Agarwal Wins Second Gold With World Record
Mona Agarwal clinches her second gold medal at the Games, setting a new world record of 357.5 points in the women’s 50m 3P SH1 event. She finishes 3.8 points ahead of China’s Cuiping Zhang, who takes silver. Mona had earlier won gold in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 event. Meanwhile, Avani Lekhara finishes fourth after slipping from the top two following the prone position during the standing series.
09:53 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: India cross 100 medals; sports minister congratulates
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09:17 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Athletics | Men’s Javelin Throw F37/38 – Haney Wins Gold With World Record
Haney clinches gold in the men’s javelin throw F37/38 with a world-record effort of 60.49m in the F37 category on his final attempt. He adds a second medal to his Asian Para Games tally after previously winning bronze in the discus throw.
08:40 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Athletics | Men’s 400m T64 – Sandeep Wins Gold With World Record
Sandeep clinches gold in the men’s 400m T64 final with a time of 52.28 seconds, setting a new T44 world record and surpassing Saudi Arabia’s Nour Alsana. India’s Ajay Kumar also reaches the podium, winning bronze in 53.61 seconds to secure a double medal finish for the country.
08:39 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: India touches 100-medal mark
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08:20 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Women’s Singles SH6 – Nithya Sre Wins Silver
Nithya Sre claims silver in the women’s singles SH6 event after losing to China’s Fengmei Li 12-21, 13-21 in the final. Li secures the gold medal with a straight-games victory in 26 minutes.
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08:05 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Men’s Singles SL4 – Naveen Sivakumar Wins Gold
Naveen Sivakumar clinches gold in the men’s singles SL4 final, defeating Indonesia’s Fredy Setiawan 21-9, 21-17 in 36 minutes. Naveen dominates the opening game before holding off his opponent in the second to secure another gold medal for India.
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08:04 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Athletics | Women’s Long Jump T47 – Nimisha Chakkungalparambil Wins Silver
Nimisha Chakkungalparambil wins silver in the women’s long jump T47 with a best effort of 5.37m. Sri Lanka’s Dhananjana takes gold with a Games-record jump of 5.52m. Nimisha, who won gold at the previous edition, adds another medal to her Asian Para Games tally.
07:51 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Athletics | Men’s Discus Throw F11 – Praveen Sharma Finishes Fourth
Praveen Sharma finishes fourth in the men’s discus throw F11 with a best effort of 30.64m. Iran dominates the event, sweeping all three medals to complete a podium clean sweep.
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07:29 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Men’s Singles SL3 – Nitesh Kumar Wins Gold, Pramod Bhagat Takes Silver
Nitesh Kumar defeats compatriot Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 in straight games to win gold in the men’s singles SL3 final. Pramod settles for silver as India secures a 1-2 finish in the event.
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07:11 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Archery | Men’s Doubles Recurve – Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi Win Gold
India’s Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi clinch gold in the men’s doubles recurve event, defeating China 5-1 in the final. After sharing the opening set 35-35, the Indian duo win the next two sets 37-36 and 38-36 to secure India’s first gold medal of the day.
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06:32 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Athletics | Men’s 1500m T46 – Parmod Retains Silver
Parmod wins silver in the men’s 1500m T46, clocking 4:09.65 to finish second. He retains the silver medal he won at the Hangzhou edition three years ago, adding another podium finish for India in para-athletics.
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06:23 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Archery | Women’s Doubles Recurve – Bhawna and Pooja Win Silver
India’s Bhawna and Pooja settle for silver in the women’s doubles recurve event after losing 0-6 to China in the gold medal match. The Indian pair go down 31-38, 30-35, 29-39 across three sets as China clinch gold with a stronger shooting performance.
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06:22 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games Live: Para Badminton | Women’s Singles SU5 – Thulasimathi Murugesan Wins Silver
Thulasimathi Murugesan settles for silver in the women’s singles SU5 event after losing to China’s Qiuxia Yang 18-21, 11-21 in the final.
05:20 (IST) Oct 23
India enjoyed its best day at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Thursday, winning 26 medals, including seven golds, to reclaim fourth place in the standings. The haul took India’s overall tally to 88 medals — 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze — with para-athletics continuing to lead the country’s charge.
05:17 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games 2026: India’s tally swells to 88
India’s tally swelled to 88 at the Asian Para Games on Thursday. Sheetal, the 19-year-old sensation who is the reigning world champion and also the world number one, first combined with Toman Kumar to defend the mixed team gold against Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151-148.
She then overcame a four-point deficit to defeat Singapore’s Alim Nur Syahidah 142-139 in a repeat of the Hangzhou 2023 individual final.
The day started perfectly for India with Suvarna Raj taking the gold medal in women’s F54 discus throw with a best effort of 15.66m. The wheelchair-bound 44-year-old delivered a consistent performance, recording four throws beyond the 15-metre to secure the biggest win of her career.
It got progressively better for the country, which now has 88 medals in its kitty, including 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze as medals also came in from para-swimming, para-badminton and para-table tennis.
The biggest contributor remained para-athletics with 52 medals (18 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze).
Among the standout performances of the day was a Shailesh Kumar-led sweep of the men’s high jump T63 event, and gold medals from sprinters Anjanaben Bumbadiya and Dilip Mahadu Gavit in their respective 400m T47 competitions.
05:15 (IST) Oct 23
Teenage Indian para swimmer Ravi Budigina won his third medal at the Asian Para Games 2026, claiming bronze in the men’s 50m freestyle S13 event in Nagoya on Thursday. Kapil Kumar and Swatik Patil also finished on the podium in their respective events, taking India’s medal tally in swimming to nine.
The 18-year-old visually impaired swimmer from Andhra Pradesh clocked 25.89 seconds to finish third in the 50m freestyle. He had earlier won silver medals in the men’s S13 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle events.
05:07 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games 2026: How has India fared so far?
Para archer Sheetal Devi picked up two gold medals in the space of less than two hours to reaffirm her peerless credentials, while the track-and-field contingent remained the single biggest contributor to India’s tally that swelled to 88 at the Asian Para Games on Thursday.
The day started perfectly for India with Suvarna Raj taking the gold medal in women’s F54 discus throw with a best effort of 15.66m. The wheelchair-bound 44-year-old delivered a consistent performance, recording four throws beyond the 15-metre to secure the biggest win of her career.
It got progressively better for the country, which now has 88 medals in its kitty, including 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze as medals also came in from para-swimming, para-badminton and para-table tennis.
The biggest contributor remained para-athletics with 52 medals (18 gold, 16 silver and 18 bronze).
05:02 (IST) Oct 23
Asian Para Games 2026: Hello and welcome
Welcome to The Tech Word News’s live coverage of Asian Para Games Day 5. Stay with us for all the live updates from the continental event.
Asian Para Games 2026 Day 5 Live: India enjoyed another memorable day at the Asian Para Games, adding 26 medals to its tally on Thursday to reach 88 after Day 4 in Nagoya. With 21 gold, 26 silver and 41 bronze medals, India held fourth place in the overall standings and moved closer to the target of crossing 100 medals.
Satyanarayan, Head Coach of Team India, described the tally as a proud moment for the contingent and credited the athletes, coaches and support staff for their hard work. He said the team would aim to maintain its momentum and finish the Games on a stronger note.
Archery was among India’s major highlights. Sheetal Devi secured two gold medals, winning the women’s individual compound event and the compound mixed team competition with Toman Kumar. Debutant Swati Chaudhary made history by winning India’s first-ever medal in the Women’s W1 Individual event. She claimed silver after narrowly losing 4–6 to China’s Mengkan Cen in the final.
Para-athletics delivered another podium sweep for India in the Men’s High Jump T42/T63. Shailesh Kumar took gold with a Games-record jump of 1.89m, while Varun Singh Bhati won silver with 1.84m and Rahul earned bronze with 1.81m.
Suvarna Raj added gold in the Women’s Discus Throw F54 with a throw of 15.66m. Anjanaben Bumbadiya topped the podium in the Women’s 400m T47 in 59.97 seconds, followed by compatriot Jayanti Behera, who took silver in 1:00.65. Dilip Mahadu Gavit also won gold in the Men’s 400m T47. Tejalben Damor claimed silver in the Women’s 400m T12, finishing her campaign with one silver and one bronze.
Para-swimming contributed three more medals. Kapil Kumar won silver in the Men’s 400m Freestyle S10 with a time of 4:38.44. Swatik Patil secured bronze in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 in 1:13.77, while Tejas Nandkumar took bronze in the Men’s 100m Backstroke S7 in 1:18.58.
India will look to build on this strong performance as the contingent pursues the 100-medal milestone.